Baltimore City Council
File #: 12-0111    Version: 0 Name: Charter Amendment - Vetoes
Type: Mayor and City Council Res. Status: Failed
File created: 7/16/2012 In control: Judiciary and Legislative Investigations
On agenda: Final action: 3/30/2015
Enactment #:
Title: Charter Amendment - Vetoes FOR the purpose of modifying the vote by which the Council may override a mayoral veto; repealing the mayoral authority to veto “items of appropriation”; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.
Sponsors: Bill Henry, President Young, Warren Branch, Carl Stokes, Mary Pat Clarke
Indexes: Charter Amendment, Vetoes
Attachments: 1. 12-0111 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. City Solicitor 12-0111.pdf, 3. Finance 12-0111.pdf
EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.

INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
(Charter Amendment)

Introduced by: Councilmember Henry

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL concerning
title
Charter Amendment - Vetoes
FOR the purpose of modifying the vote by which the Council may override a mayoral veto; repealing the mayoral authority to veto “items of appropriation”; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.
body

BY proposing to amend
Article IV - Mayor
Section(s) 5(b)
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)

BY proposing to repeal
Article IV - Mayor
Section(s) 5(d)
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)


SECTION 1. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the City Charter is proposed to be amended to read as follows:

Baltimore City Charter

Article IV. Mayor

§ 5. Approval or veto of legislation.

(b) Veto; return to Council.


(1) If the Mayor does not approve of an ordinance or resolution passed by the City Council, the Mayor shall return it with written objections to the City Council within three actual regular meetings, not more than one of which shall occur in any one calendar week, of the City Council after the delivery of the ordinance or resolution to the Mayor.

(2) [Upon] ON receipt, the Mayor’s objections shall be read forthwith to the Council and entered on its Journal. After five calendar days, and within twenty calendar days ...

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